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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 139

जेणें अज्ञानाचें मूळ खणिलें । कर्माचें वाळवण केलें । तें ज्ञानचि होय संचलें । जयापाशीं ॥

ज्याने अज्ञानाचे मूळ उपटून टाकले आहे आणि कर्माचे वाळवण केले आहे, त्याच्यापाशी ते ज्ञानच साठलेले असते.

"He who has dug out the root of ignorance and dried up the field of action, in him, knowledge itself remains concentrated."

अज्ञानाचें Noun
Ajnanache
अज्ञानाचे
Of ignorance
मूळ Noun
Mula
मूळ किंवा उगम
Root or source
खणिलें Verb
Khanile
उपटून टाकले किंवा खोदले
Dug out or uprooted
वाळवण Noun
Valavana
सुकवणे किंवा वाळवंट
Drying up or making barren
संचलें Verb
Sanchale
साठलेले किंवा स्थिरावलेले
Accumulated or concentrated
जयापाशीं Pronoun
Jayapashi
ज्याच्या जवळ
With whom

💡 Meaning

One who has uprooted the source of ignorance and dried up the field of karma becomes the storehouse of true knowledge.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that a true seeker is one who has destroyed the very root of ignorance. By the fire of wisdom, the 'moisture' of desires and attachments in actions is dried up, rendering them incapable of producing future karmic results. Just as parched seeds cannot sprout, the actions of a wise person do not lead to bondage. Such an individual becomes an embodiment of pure consciousness.

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your duties with full awareness and without attachment to the results. For example, helping someone without expecting recognition frees you from the burden of expectation and ego.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the state of a realized soul who has transcended the cycle of action through the power of self-knowledge.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 17

कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः । अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः ॥

तरी कर्माचें रूप जाणावें । आणि विकर्माचेंही ओळखावें । मग अकर्माचेंही पाहावें । पूर्णपणें ॥

"One should understand the nature of action, and also understand the nature of forbidden action; and one should also clearly see the nature of inaction."

कर्माचें Noun
Karmācē
कर्माचे
of action
रूप Noun
Rūpa
स्वरूप
nature/form
जाणावें Verb
Jāṇāvē
जाणून घ्यावे
should know
विकर्माचें Noun
Vikarmācē
निषिद्ध कर्माचे
of forbidden action
ओळखावें Verb
Oḷakhāvē
ओळखावे
should recognize
अकर्माचें Noun
Akarmācē
कर्मशून्यतेचे
of inaction
पूर्णपणें Adverb
Pūrṇapaṇē
पूर्णपणे
completely

💡 Meaning

One must understand the nature of action, forbidden action, and inaction, for the path of action is deep and difficult to comprehend.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on the complexity of 'Karma'. He suggests that one must distinguish between prescribed duties (Karma), prohibited actions (Vikarma), and the state of non-action (Akarma). The path of action is profound and mysterious, requiring deep spiritual insight to navigate without attachment. True understanding lies in performing actions without the ego of being the 'doer'.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, evaluate the intent behind your actions. For example, working diligently is 'Karma', but doing it unethically is 'Vikarma'. Performing your duty with a sense of detachment from the result leads towards 'Akarma'.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the intricate nature of action and the necessity of understanding the distinction between Karma, Vikarma, and Akarma.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 98

म्हणोनि अर्जुना ऐकें । जो अंतःकरणु निकें । सांडूनि कवतुकें । विषयांचें ॥

"Therefore, O Arjuna, listen; he who, having abandoned the fascination for sense-objects, keeps his heart pure."

म्हणोनि Adverb
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
ऐकें Verb
Aike
ऐक
Listen
अंतःकरणु Noun
Antahkaranu
मन किंवा हृदय
Inner self or mind
निकें Adjective
Nike
शुद्ध किंवा चांगले
Pure or clean
सांडूनि Verb
Sanduni
त्याग करून किंवा सोडून
Having discarded
कवतुकें Noun
Kavatuke
आकर्षण किंवा कौतुक
Fascination or interest
विषयांचें Noun
Vishayan-che
इंद्रियांच्या भोगांचे
Of sense objects

💡 Meaning

Therefore, listen Arjuna, he who keeps his heart pure by giving up the fascination for sense objects is truly wise.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that true spiritual stability comes from mental purity. He advises Arjuna that a person who voluntarily relinquishes the fascination for worldly pleasures and keeps their inner consciousness (Antahkarana) pure and undisturbed is the one who has attained steady wisdom. It suggests that physical renunciation is incomplete without the mental withdrawal from the allure of the senses.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, this means practicing focus by ignoring distractions. For example, staying committed to a healthy diet by ignoring the craving for junk food is a way of 'discarding the fascination of objects' to maintain a healthy body and mind.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the nature of a person with stable wisdom (Sthitaprajna) to Arjuna.

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